What makes Islam unique???

[Don Khaled]

“We have, without doubt, sent down the Message, and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)” [15:9]


Why did God only assure that he will and his angels will guard Quran. Why didn't he guard other religions? Why didn't he assure that christianity went on without problems? Or even other religions.

[Bimzoori]

There are many religions around the globe...how is Islam different than those?!


The present Quranic text is exactly the same as the original text revealed to Prophet Mohammed, may peace be upon him, from Allah fifteen centuries ago, without the slightest alteration, addiition, or omission. In contrast, other revealed books were subject to a great deal of alteration and distortion. God says in the Quran “We have, without doubt, sent down the Message, and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)” [15:9]

The Holy Quran is purely the words of Allah. In contrast, other revealed books in their present forms are a mixture of Allah’s words, human words,, human additions and human narratives.

There is one single version of the Holy Quran, whereas other revealed books exist in many different versions, a phenomenon escpecially applicable to the Gospels and the Bible in general.

Islam was and is addressed to all peoples, whereas each of the other revealed religions was meant to be for a certain people. For example, Jesus (pbuh) came to the people of Israel only. Jesus says in the Bible about himself, “I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel”[Matthew:15:24]. In contrast, God says in the Holy Quran adresssing prophet Mohammed : “We have sent you not but as a mercy for all humans”[21:107]

Source:Islamic faith by Dr Moh'd Ali


To be continued :):)

[MoonChild]

Yes Bimzoori but it doesn't answer Don's question - which is a good one - why haven't there been other such assurances or safeguards in the past? Seems to have led to one unholy mess!

[Don Khaled]

MoonChild, I've always kept on thinking, why did God favor something on something else, why chose islam on other religions.

[Bimzoori]

Don and MoonChild..

Everything comes gradually, and the human mind and life progressed from the ancient human being to the curent one, and so did his thinking abilities..

In Islam, we believe that all the teachings of past religions are combined in the Quran (all religions initially came with the same message = oneness of God with differences in minor teachings)

Allah did preserve the teachings of the Heavenly religions through the message of Islam....those past religions were steps to make people ready to recieve the final message..


MoonChild, I've always kept on thinking, why did God favor something on something else, why chose islam on other religions.

Don, Islam came as a universal religion, it is for all peoples...it did not favor one nation over the other..

[Bimzoori]

Topic continued...


Islam is a comprehensive religion that deals with all the major aspects of life, whereas some other religions mainly deal with the spiritual aspect, as is the case of Christianity.

Islam is in complete harmony with common sense and rationalisim. It is devoid of mythology, irrational rituals and mysteries.

Islam is a religion of moderation and equilibrium. It aims at a balance between this life and and the other life, a balance between mind and body, a balance between the individual and the group,a nd a balance between spirituality and materialism. God says in the Holy Quran "Thus We have made of you a nation justly balanced"[2:143]

Islam is a religion of tolerance. The Muslim is ordered to respect all revealed religions, all prophets, all revealed books and al humans of all races and colors. As it says in the Quran : "O mankind! We created you from a single soul, male and female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may come to know one another. Truly, the most honored of you in God's sight is the greates of you in piety..."[49:13]

Islam is a Religon that emphasizes Allah's Oneness.Allah is teh One: He has no partner or equal. He is not three in one or one in three.

[Enjoy Ur Death]

salam for all muslims

if the Q is why should there be a system which should be coming from ALLAH then the answer will be ur self ... if u make a new programe then u make some rules for this program to run otherwise u r making smth rediciolous i.e. ALLAH created man thus ALLAH should be giving them some rules to run accordingly otherwise there is nom meaning of making them discover what is good for them bythemselves ...

if the Q is why islam and not any other religion then it is u ur self ... why do u become adult and ur family give u some eraponisilities after certain age, why not since birht ... simply sod u have to be prepared and be able to do those things which make u happy and safe ... the same with islam, it wasn't appropraite to make any previous religion the global religion cos the globe was still in developing ages .....
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i agree with all what our moderator says and i think she did good scientific educational job :)

[sanwin25]

So you say there was a huge surge in human development between the period 1AD to 400 AD ?

[sanwin25]

This article indicates that it wasn't really protected all that much.

Are all the Arabic versions of the Quran the same ?
By Said Abdo and Khalil Uthman - Detroit, Michigan, USA

Many Muslims are misled by the Muslim scholars who do not openly discuss and present the facts when it comes to the Quran or Islam in general. We are all aware for example that the Muslim scholars for centuries claimed that prophet Muhammad was illiterate to prove that he produced a miraculous book, the Quran. Such claim was made despite the repeated assertion in the Quran that the word "Ummy" does not mean illiterate and several Quranic verses prove the prophet being a literate man. These scholars were unaware of the true miracle of the Quran and therefore made up lies about the prophet and even claimed him miracles that he never performed. One of the famous misinformation spread by these scholars is that all the Qurans in the world are identical, and that it is free from any variation. This is not true and has nothing to do with God's promise in verse15:9. Although the Christian missionaries like to attack the Quran for such variations they only show their ignorance with the Quran and its miracle. Please see our article (Preserving and protecting the Quran) that explains the meaning behind 15:9 and to see the human errors in the oldest manuscripts of the Quran. Christian missionaries specially are fond of bringing up the issue of the Hafs and Warsh versions of the Arabic Quran to surprise the un-educated Muslims who have been fooled for many years by their Mullas, Imams or scholars. As it turned out, these variations in the writing (or reading) of the Quran was a positive finding in recognizing the significance of the mathematical miracle of the Quran and its applications

It is well known that the kufic script in which the Quran was originally written contained no indication of vowels or diacritical points. This resulted in variant readings of the Quran. The way in which the Quran was recited by each of the readers was formerly recorded in textual form. This resulted in the presence of many transmissions, and accordingly the Quran (Mus-haf) was written differently in different areas. We know however that the Quran given to Muhammad was in one form ,which means all the various transmissions only represent the different readers and do not necessarily represent the Quran revealed to prophet Muhammed and preserved in Master Tablets at God Almighty.

[85:21-22] Indeed, it is a glorious Quran. In a preserved master tablet.

The predominant reading today, spread by Egyptian Quran readers, is that of Asim in the transmission of Hafs (d. 190/805). In Morocco, the reading is that of Nafi` in the transmission of Warsh (d. 197/812) and the Moroccan Qurans are written accordingly. In Sudan, Nigeria and Central Africa, the prevailing reading is that of Abu `Amr in the version of al-Duri. The transmissions of Hafs, Warsh, Qalun and Al-Duri are still in print today

Read more here... www.submission.org/quran/warsh.html

[Bimzoori]

Sanwin, you would find plenty of articles such as the one you posted..there are hundreds of them out there in the market..but the truth remains one..our beliefs are based on very sound grounds, and such cheap claims shall never be able to shake them..


Dont worry Mr.Psanwin, go check for yourself..go to China, Indonesia, US, Arabia, India, whatever, go around the globe and compare foryouself the Quran that Mulims from each country use..I think you wont be conviced until u see for yourself...

[Bimzoori]

I wont add much to this verse from the Holy Quran...

"And if you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it and call on your witnesses (if there are any) besides Allah if you are truthful. But if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers"[2:23,24]

[sanwin25]

Relax Bimbo, I just posted what I thought was interesting. There will always be different points of view so don't be so sensitive.

Just for the record, the article was from a definitely pro-islam site.

[sanwin25]

In response to the quote you posted, please visit this site :

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/suralikeit/#protestors

[Bimzoori]

you must have been surfing the net alot lately, MrPsanwinochio, eh?
keep up the good work...we are all depending on you..

[sanwin25]

Good to see a logical, well thought out response from you, bimbo.

Now if you close your eyes and wish real hard, then you might wake up in a world where you do not have to think or debate. That would definitely be easier for you to deal with.

[Bimzoori]

Good to see a logical, well thought out response from you, bimbo.

Now if you close your eyes and wish real hard, then you might wake up in a world where you do not have to think or debate. That would definitely be easier for you to deal with.

Sanwin, and if you open you heart and mind you would see things that you can never see with your full capacity mind...

I wouldnt add much to what I said about the Quran...may I suggest that you learn Arabic inorder to be able to distinguish between the fabricated ones ( founded in the link you provided) and the verses of the Holy Quran.. oh yes, MRSanwin, there is a huge difference in the style and level of language ( the fabricated one lacks a great deal of eloquence found in the Holy Quran)